and adore thee, We bless thy holy name, glad praises we sing. We worship thee, God of our fathers, we bless thee; [... complete 3 stanza] Herman Brueckner (1866–1942), 1918? Translation of Joseph Weyl, 1877 Catholic Version: We gather together to sing the Lord’s praises To worship the Father through Jesus, His Son. In this celebration All sing with jubilation. We are His holy people whose freedom He won. We greet our Lord present within this assembly To hear His good news announced clearly to all. Our priest is presiding In Christ we are abiding As we invoke God’s blessing and answer His call Jehovah's Witnesses Version We gather to worship Jehovah, the righteous, Who verily sitteth in Judgment severe; The good by the evil shall not overpowered, The Lord will prevent it, our prayer He will hear. Amid the great conflict He ever stood by us, [... complete 3 stanza] (There are also mixed versions with Baker) As Sung in the Congregational Church in Connecticut in the 1950's: Verse 3 We all do extol thee our leader in Battle And pray that thou still our defender wilt be. Let thy congregation escape tribulation. Thy name be ever praised, and thy people be free. Literature References Franz Magnus Böhme: Volksthümliche Lieder der Deutschen, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1895, p. 565. Julius Röntgen (Musik), Karl Budde (Text): XIV Altniederländische Volkslieder nach Adrianus Valerius (1626). Für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig - Brüssel - London - New York 1901, No. 14 / p. 32 "Siegesfeier". Paul Goldscheider: Gloria Viktoria. Ausgewählte Gedichte des Weltkrieges, für den Unterricht erläutert, C. H. Becksche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oskar Beck), München 1916. "Anschluss" 1938. Eine Dokumentation. Hrsg. Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes, Wien 1988, pp. 495–526. Reinhard Breymayer: "Im Streite zur Seite": Der jüdische Autor Josef Weyl (1821–1895) und die Übersetzung des "Niederländischen Dankgebets" ("Wir treten zum Beten ..."). In: Im Streite zur Seite. Rundbriefe des Tübinger Bibelkreises / Rundbriefe der A[kademischen]. V[erbindung]. Föhrberg (TBK [Tübinger Bibelkreis]). [D-72070] Tübingen, Frondsbergstr. 17, Herbst 2001, pp. 1937–1939. External links We Gather Together at the Cyber Hymnal Wilt Heden Nu Treden at the Cyber Hymnal Dutch Christian hymns Protestant hymns Thanksgiving songs 1597 works 16th-century hymns